● Launch Successful
Falcon 9 Block 5 | BlueBird 11-13 (Block 2 #6-8)
SpaceX · Space Launch Complex 40 · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
The Mission
AST SpaceMobile’s Block 2 BlueBird satellites are designed to deliver up to 10 times the bandwidth capacity of the BlueBird Block 1 satellites, required to achieve 24/7 continuous cellular broadband service coverage in the United States, with beams designed to support a capacity of up to 40 MHz, enabling peak data transmission speeds up to 120 Mbps, supporting voice, full data and video applications. The Block 2 BlueBirds, featuring as large as 2400 square foot communications arrays, will be the largest satellites ever commercially deployed in Low Earth orbit once launched. This launch will feature 3 satellites.
| Liftoff (NET) | Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:49:00 UTC |
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| Launch window | 07:42:00 UTC – 09:18:00 UTC |
| Target orbit | Low Earth Orbit |
| Status | Launch Successful |
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